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Our Our Holiday Holiday Successful Successful at at Balmoral; Balmoral; Iron Iron Liege Liege Works Works Sparkling Sparkling Mile Mile **. A f A — ■ • — - — m m I ■ a • m mmm m m- **. A f A I ■ a • m mmm Clocked in l:374/s J f In Preakness Move Gen. Duke Pulls Up Gimpy After Trial; Gallant Man And High Sparkle Declared By JOE HIRSCH PIMLICO. Baltimore, Md., May 13.— Developments pertaining to Saturdays 81st running of the historic Preakness Stakes broke dramatically on several fronts this hectic, humid afternoon. Skimming the news briefly: 1. Calumets Kentucky Derby winner Iron Liege, and its Florida Derby winner. Gen. Duke, both worked a mile between the first and second races, with Gen. Duke apparently pulling up "gimpy." Both raced evenly and seemingly without effort. Iron Liege clocked in a sensational 1:374,5, just a fifth of a second off a 34-year-old track record, and Gen. Duke in l:40*s. After examining Gen. Duke back at the barn, trainer Jimmy Jones declared him from the Preakness. By way of comparison, it might be noted that Calumets Fabius, last years winner, required 1:38 to complete the first mile of the 1956 Preakness. One-Eyed King Possibility 2. Mrs. Jules Schwartz Nah Hiss and Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs Promised Land arrived by van from New York to participate in the middle jewel of racings Triple Crown for three-year-olds. , 3. Ralph Lowe, owner of the Kentucky Derby second. Gallant Man, announced in Texas that his English-bred son of Migoli would miss the Preakness. 4. Harry Wells, trainer of Woodland Farms High Sparkle, reported from Camden, N. J. that the colts right front ankle filled following his race in last Saturdays Delaware Valley Stakes at Garden State Park and that he would be unable to fulfill his engagement in the "Run for the Black Eyed Susans." 5. Woody Stephens, conditioner of the Cain Hoy Stable, revealed from New York that One -Eyed king worked a mile this Continued or Page Fifty-Two — — ~ — -- ► I : 1 STANLEY RIESER— Is supervising Federal Hills conditioning for the Preakness in the absence of his father who has a large string in his care at Churchill. Iron Liege Works One Mile In 1:37 4-5 in Preakness Move Gen. Duke Pulls Up Gimpy 1 After Trial; Gallant Man And High Sparkle Declared Continued from Page One morning at Belmont in 1:3825 and that a decision on the Nasrullah colts Preakness status would be forthcoming later this week. 6. Wheatley Stables Bold Ruler and Roslyn Farms Inswept were to appear in the mile and a sixteenth Preakness Prep this afternoon, Bold Ruler making his first appearance in blinkers. 7. Clifford Lusskys Federal Hill breezed a half mile in :51 here this, morning, his initial calisthenics for a possible outing in the Preakness. Thus, with situation in a highly fluid state, some seven horses must now be considered as possible starters in the Pimlico classic. They are Iron Liege, Bold Ruler, Federal Hill, Inswept, Promised Land. One-Eyed King and Nan Hiss. The moves of the Calumet horses were easily the hightlights of the days events. Gen. Duke, who was declared from the Kentucky Derby the morning of the race because of a bruised left front heel, took to the track first under exercise boy Joe Swart. Racing a half dozen feet off the rail, the son of Bull Lea and Wistful was caught in :2435 for the quartev, :49% for the half
